विराट उवाच
ददामि यानानि धनं निवेशनं; ममाश्वसूतो भवितुं त्वम् अर्हसि ॥
कुतो ऽसि कस्यासि कथं त्वम् आगतः; प्रब्रूहि शिल्पं तव विद्यते च यत् ॥
नकुल उवाच
पञ्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां ज्येष्ठो राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥
तेनाहम् अश्वेषु पुरा प्रकृतः शत्रुकर्शन ॥
अश्वानां प्रकृतिं वेद्मि विनयं चापि सर्वशः ॥
दुष्टानां प्रतिपत्तिं च कृत्स्नं चैव चिकित्सितम् ॥
न कातरं स्यान् मम जातु वाहनं; न मे ऽस्ति दुष्टा वडवा कुतो हयाः ॥
जनस् तु माम् आह स चापि पाण्डवो; युधिष्ठिरो ग्रन्थिकम् एव नामतः ॥
virāṭa uvāca
dadāmi yānāni dhanaṃ niveśanaṃ; mamāśvasūto bhavituṃ tvam arhasi ||
kuto 'si kasyāsi kathaṃ tvam āgataḥ; prabrūhi śilpaṃ tava vidyate ca yat ||
nakula uvāca
pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ jyeṣṭho rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
tenāham aśveṣu purā prakṛtaḥ śatrukarśana ||
aśvānāṃ prakṛtiṃ vedmi vinayaṃ cāpi sarvaśaḥ ||
duṣṭānāṃ pratipattiṃ ca kṛtsnaṃ caiva cikitsitam ||
na kātaraṃ syān mama jātu vāhanaṃ; na me 'sti duṣṭā vaḍavā kuto hayāḥ ||
janas tu mām āha sa cāpi pāṇḍavo; yudhiṣṭhiro granthikam eva nāmataḥ ||
Virata said: 'I will give you carriages, wealth, and a dwelling. You deserve to be my groom. Where are you from? Whose are you? How did you come here? Tell me, what skill do you possess?' Nakula said: 'Among the five sons of Pandu, the eldest is King Yudhishthira. He formerly placed me in charge of horses, O scourge of enemies. I know the nature of horses, all their training, the handling of unruly ones, and every kind of treatment. Never will my mount prove timid; I have no unruly mare, let alone unruly horses. People call me -- and that Pandava Yudhishthira too called me -- by the name Granthika.'
552326e5b28b · 发布于 2026年7月16日 18:11:28 UTC
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Nakula speaks of Yudhishthira as his former master, and in this preserves his loyalty even beneath disguise. His new name does not erase the old bond.